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1. How do you make a Windows 7 Answer File used for unattended setup?
It is the max size is expressed in megabytes.
Using wecutil -cs in an xml file.
They are written in XML and be created using the Windows System Image Manager or a text editor like notepad.
L2TP/IPSEC with EAP-TLS.

2. What does Removing Modify NTFS permission (not explicitly denying) do?
You will need to run "Startup Repair" from within the Windows Recovery Environment (WRE)
WPA-Enterprise (radius authentication)
It will prevent a user from deleting files in a folder. Granting Modify permission to the Creator Owners Group will allow users to delete the files they create but not the files of other users.
To will ensure the clients download the appropriate printer driver.

3. How do you prevent Forms Based Credentials from being saved?
A collection of logs created by computers fowarding events. Viewed on the collecting computer.
Disable AutoComplete in Internet Explorer
Take the ip address and use the AND command on the calculator to AND the ip address and the subnet. NOTE: AND each octet separately. Then AND the gateway and the subnet. If the AND results are the same you are on the same subnet.
ImageX utility can extract the required operating system edition directly to the attached VHD file in Windows 7.

4. What OS can Applocker policies not be enforced?
A way of assigning a staic address based on the mac address. This ensures each time the client receives the same address.
They are designed to provide concise and impartial information about the content in computer and video games so consumers - especially parents - can make an informed purchase decision. ESRB ratings have two equal parts: rating symbols suggest age app
Windows 7 Professional.
By using the DISM command with a /Set-Edition option: Example: DISM /IMAGE:C:SAMPLE.WIM /Set-Edition:Ultimate

5. What should you modify of the NAP Agent client service if the computer needs to prove health status?
Modify the service startup to automatic and also enable the proper NAP enforcement client (DHCP - EAP - RDGATEWAY - IPSEC).Configured for manual start by default.
Attach to the VHD file created by Windows Backup. You can attach to a VHD file using Disk Management or DISKPART
Client computers must be running Windows 7 - with the BranchCache feature enabled. Web servers file servers must be running Windows Server 2008 R2 - with the BranchCache feature enabled.
Command-line tool for creating an image file (.iso) of a customized 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows PE. You can then burn that .iso file to a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM. Oscdimg supports ISO 9660 - Joliet - and Universal Disk Format (UDF) file systems.

6. How do you setup DNS single label (unqualified) name resolution?
Setup a GlobalNames zone.
IPV4 and IPV6
By caching reads to remote files over a slow network in the Offline Files (CSC) cache. Subsequent reads to the same file are then satisfied from the client (cache) after verifying the integrity of the cached copy.
Place unhealthy computers in a quarantined network and auto-remediate clients.

7. What is NAP's security health validator?
A file that can be used to perform FQDN name resolution in the absence of a DNS server.
It can be configured to to state the minimum level of system health. Example: To require or not require anitvirus - antipiracy - or firewall to connect to the network.
IPV4 and IPV6
They are designed to provide concise and impartial information about the content in computer and video games so consumers - especially parents - can make an informed purchase decision. ESRB ratings have two equal parts: rating symbols suggest age app

8. What is Reliability Monitor display?
A stability index rating and specific event information. Data is propagated 24 hours after system installation.
They must be configured with the ip addresses of the radius server.
Anew vpn protocol that uses SSL (port 443) for encryption.
SP3

9. What is the default Install image from a Windows 7 Setup DVD?
Sett up a priority for the preferred smtp server.
By either using WSUS management console (server side targeting) or GPO (client side targeting).
A OOBE ready and will be booted into Windows Welcome
You add it back to a DNS zone - clear the server DNS cache and clients DNS cache.

10. What does DISM do?
It pings with IPV6
It can enable a windows feature on an offline image with the /Enable-Feature option
Clear the content being cached
When you plug a ReadyBoost-compatible storage device into your computer - the AutoPlay dialog box offers you the option to speed up your PC using ReadyBoost. If you select this option - you can choose how much memory on the device to use for this pur

11. What does "wbdadmin -startbackup -allcritical" do?
Backups of the full system including all critical volumes (volumes that contain operating system state).
Writes changes to a mounted WIM file - DISM /UNMOUNT-WIM /DISCARD will roll the changes back
dynamic drives
Modify the service startup to automatic and also enable the proper NAP enforcement client (DHCP - EAP - RDGATEWAY - IPSEC).Configured for manual start by default.

12. What windows 7 OSs can join a domain?
Configure the enforcement points as RADIUS clients.
wbadmin.exe. This can backup critical files.
A roecord to indicate the smtp server.
Only Business Track Windows 7 editions (Professional - Enterprise - Ultimate).

13. What does the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor do?
It sees if your PC is ready for Windows 7. It scans your hardware - devices - and installed programs for known compatibility issues - gives you guidance on how to resolve potential issues found - and recommends what to do before you upgrade.
The DHCP server will ping an ip address before assigning it.
Use AD integrated zones so the clients can update to more than one DNS server.
Use it to can backup certificates to a .PFX file that is password protected.

14. How do you can disable programs from autostarting?
If you are logged in as an administrator you can shrink an existing partition or volume to create unallocated disk space - from which you can create a new partition or volume. You can shrink a volume even on a Basic Disk.
Who can shutdown a computer
When the OS loads using MSCONFIG.EXE which is also known as the System Configuration tool.
Modify the PE image using DISM by adding the WINPE-Scripting package to BOOT.WIM

15. What is AH?
Install NAP on the computer with the DHCP service.Configure NAP as a RADIUS proxy and forward connection requests to the RADIUS server.
You can upgrade to a more advanced edition of Windows 7—say from Home Premium to Ultimate and take advantage of extra features while keeping your current programs - files - and settings intact.
A file that can be used to perform FQDN name resolution in the absence of a DNS server.
It is the authentication header protocol and digitally sign packets but not encrypt them.

16. What should you use for enhanced wireless security?
A feature that regularly creates and saves information about your computer's system files and settings. System protection also saves previous versions of files that you've modified. It saves these files in restore points - which are created just befo
Take the ip address and use the AND command on the calculator to AND the ip address and the subnet. NOTE: AND each octet separately. Then AND the gateway and the subnet. If the AND results are the same you are on the same subnet.
Use WPA with AES encryption. WPA-Personal requires a preshared key and WPA-Enterprise uses Radius Authentication.
You start by selecting Windows XP Mode from the Windows 7 Start Menu. You can install applications in Windows XP Mode just as you normally would on a physical PC. For example - you can install applications via web - from storage devices - or from phy

17. Why would a secondary DNS server stop responding to client queries?
Conditional forward
This happens because the zone records expire. This occurs because the secondary zone has not successfully zone transferred before the "Expires After" SOA.
vssadmin.exe. This can view previous version files as well.
It is a advertisement of a service. The record is configured with the service provided - a port number and weight?

18. How do you troubleshoot DHCP client address assignment using the network monitor?
Does not have
Se a capture filter based on the mac address of the problem PC.
A network location.
Adds a file based zone

19. What wireless protocolls can be used to authenticate smart cards?
The requesting of user authentication prior to connecting to the terminal server. This completes the user aoth before reaching the logon screen making the server more secure. This helps fight Denial of Service attacks - malicious users/software.
WPA2 and 802.1x but require EAP-TLS to be enable.
Perform an offline migration
an email address where the @ is replaced with a period.

20. What does Windows ReadyBoost do?

21. What are soft disk quotas?
Enabled searching for content on remote locations right from the Explorer itself. Integrating federated search into Windows gives users the benefits of using familiar tools and workflows to search remote data. This enhanced integration provides the a
They are monitored but not enforced. Users can exced there quota limit.
Install Windows Installer Packages (.MSI) files. You can script the installation.
Yes

22. What is Sysprep?
Scan through the %WinDir%WindowsUpdate.log (ie. C:WindowsWindowsUpdate.log) file.
It is the authentication header protocol and digitally sign packets but not encrypt them.
All Programs - Windows Virtual PC - Windows XP Mode Applications. To run your application directly from the Windows 7 desktop - just go to your Start menu.
It can be used to configure an unattended install of Windows 7. The answer file is now an XML file instead of an INF file. You should to use Windows System Image Manager to create the XML file. To use this XML file - copy it to c:windowssystem32syspr

23. How do you calculate the number of host addresses in a give subnet?
Subtract the number of bits in the mask from 32 bits (255.255.255.255). Take the result (x) and have 2 to the power of the result (2^x). Subtract that final result by 2 and that is the amount of host addresses available.
Create persistent connections to computers with POWERSHELL
The latest Vista Service Pack
A new feature in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 that replaces the Software Restriction Policies (SRP) feature. One of the advantages of Applocker rules over SRP is you can assign a rule to a security group or an individual user.

24. What is PSR.EXE?
Problem Steps Recorder in the Windows 7 operating system is a feature that enables users to record their interactions with an application and provide a detailed screen-by-screen view with accompanying information including mouse clicks and keyboard i
Anew vpn protocol that uses SSL (port 443) for encryption.
Who can shutdown a computer
Ping the Link Local Address (FE80 Address)

25. What is exFAT?
Yes - This involves picking the user certificate of the user you are sharing the file with. If that user does not already have a preinstalled certificate - then have them logon and encrypt a file for the first time and EFS will autogenerate a new cer
A processor that supports the hardware virtualization using either the AMD-V or Intel VT options. 256MB of RAM is dedicated to the XP client so the Windows 7 computer should have at least 2GB of overall RAM. Windows XP Mode is only available in Windo
No they are disabled
A new Microsoft proprietary file system supported in Windows 7 which is intended for flash drives but often called FAT64 - limit of 264 bytes (16 Exabytes).

26. Wireless profiles _____________ - the PC needs to be connected to the LAN first.
Can be configured through a GPO
Used to get a list of installed 3rd party drivers
It is submitted to Microsoft for "device signing" to ensure the driver was adequately tested and will not affect the integrity of the operating system. Critical files are digitally signed so that any changes to these may be easily detected. However n
So you can use a system management solution - such as Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 - to deliver the database to multiple computers and then use the SDBInst.exe command-line tool to install the database. The SDBInst command-line

27. What does Cipher /K do?
IPsec to authenticate both the computer and user - allowing IT to manage the computer before the user logs on. Optionally - you can require a smart card for user authentication. It also leverages IPsec to provide encryption for communications across
Yes - Removable Storage Access policies within a GPO can be used to restrict user's access to devices like USB drives - CDDVD drives - Floppy Disks - Tape Drives - etc.
Use IPV6 Unique Local Addresses.
Use it to generate an EFS user certificate

28. What does Scanstate /OfflineWinOld: C:Windows.old do?
A file that can be used to perform FQDN name resolution in the absence of a DNS server.
Internet Protocol security (IPsec) and Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6).
It create a report of which files will be migrated
Perform an offline migration

29. How can you modify event viewer from being filled up with the printer related events?
It sees if your PC is ready for Windows 7. It scans your hardware - devices - and installed programs for known compatibility issues - gives you guidance on how to resolve potential issues found - and recommends what to do before you upgrade.
The Application Identity Service
You can add more space to existing primary partitions and logical drives by extending them into adjacent unallocated space on the same disk. To extend a basic volume - it must be raw or formatted with the NTFS file system.
Turn off the Log Spooler event on a print server.

30. How should EFS files should be recovered?
DNS suffix search lists
By an EFS Data Recovery Agent. If the computer is in a workgroup and the user has forgotten their password - the user should recover their own password with a Password Reset Disk in order to retain access to their encrypted files. If the administrato
One of the tunnels if DirectAccess by using both a computer certificate and user credentials. This tunnel authenticates the user and provides access to intranet resources and application servers.
Take the number of networks and take the square root of it. Subtract that number from the subnet mask. The result is the original mask.

31. You can still ___________ if root hints are disabled.
Netsh add dnsserver. Example netsh interface ipv4 add dnsserver name="Local Area Connection" 192.168.0.1 index=3
Use AD integrated zones so the clients can update to more than one DNS server.
It can be used to configure an unattended install of Windows 7. The answer file is now an XML file instead of an INF file. You should to use Windows System Image Manager to create the XML file. To use this XML file - copy it to c:windowssystem32syspr
Forward to another DNS server

32. What does it mean to Extend a Basic Disk Volume?
You create an answer file and place it on removable media. By default - Windows Setup will search the root directory of all removable media for an answer file called Autounattend.xml.
It will prevent a user from deleting files in a folder. Granting Modify permission to the Creator Owners Group will allow users to delete the files they create but not the files of other users.
You can add more space to existing primary partitions and logical drives by extending them into adjacent unallocated space on the same disk. To extend a basic volume - it must be raw or formatted with the NTFS file system.
By coping the application compatibility database to a network location and run a logon script that includes SDBInst on each computer - specifying the UNC path of the file.

33. What does DirectAccess uses to authenticate?
Boot into Windows Vista to initiate a direct upgrade to Windows 7 - insert the Windows 7 setup DVD - run SETUP.EXE and choose the Upgrade option. Do not boot directly to the setup DVD.
It can be used to configure an unattended install of Windows 7. The answer file is now an XML file instead of an INF file. You should to use Windows System Image Manager to create the XML file. To use this XML file - copy it to c:windowssystem32syspr
IPsec to authenticate both the computer and user - allowing IT to manage the computer before the user logs on. Optionally - you can require a smart card for user authentication. It also leverages IPsec to provide encryption for communications across
Take the ip address and use the AND command on the calculator to AND the ip address and the subnet. NOTE: AND each octet separately. Then AND the gateway and the subnet. If the AND results are the same you are on the same subnet.

34. What requirements must your system must meet to use BranchCache?
4 (bits 49 - 52) /52 Allows for 16 regions.
WPA-Enterprise (radius authentication)
Client computers must be running Windows 7 - with the BranchCache feature enabled. Web servers file servers must be running Windows Server 2008 R2 - with the BranchCache feature enabled.
They can place quotas on folders/volumes - activity screen files - and generate comprehensive storage reports. This assists in not only monitoring existing resource but helping on future planning.

35. What does the Hosted Cache mode do?
Enable remote management on a computer and create the proper inbound rules on the advanced firewall.
8 (bits 57 - 64) /64 Allows for 256 subnets in each site.
Client needs Remote Desktop Connection 6.0 or above - Client must use an os that supports CredSSP (Credential Security Support Providoer) - The terminal server must user windoes 2008 and above.
It operates by deploying a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 as a host in the branch office. Clients are configured with the fully qualified domain name of the host computer so that they can retrieve content from the Hosted Cache - when

36. How does Transparent Caching lead to improved end-user response times and decreased bandwidth consumption over the WAN links to the server?
When you plug a ReadyBoost-compatible storage device into your computer - the AutoPlay dialog box offers you the option to speed up your PC using ReadyBoost. If you select this option - you can choose how much memory on the device to use for this pur
The local security logs.
Prevents the server from performing Internet name resolution.
By caching reads to remote files over a slow network in the Offline Files (CSC) cache. Subsequent reads to the same file are then satisfied from the client (cache) after verifying the integrity of the cached copy.

37. What does Microsoft Transform files (MST) do?
Modifies the installation of a Windows Installer Package (.MSI) and can be invoked with MSIEXEC.EXE
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They restrict disk space usage for users. If you modify the quota template it applies changes to all folders that the template is assigned.
Some information—such as cookies and temporary Internet files—so that the webpages you visit will work correctly. However - at the end of your InPrivate Browsing session - this information is discarded.

38. What does the Resource Monitor display?
The requesting of user authentication prior to connecting to the terminal server. This completes the user aoth before reaching the logon screen making the server more secure. This helps fight Denial of Service attacks - malicious users/software.
BCD boot file creation and repair tool. The bcdboot.exe command-line tool is used to copy critical boot files to the system partition and to create a new system BCD store.
It governs remote access and a user must meet the conditions of at least one of the policies.
Which processes currently consume a resource like processor utilization.

39. How do you create a VPN connection?
To will ensure the clients download the appropriate printer driver.
You need to specify the files on both command lines using the /i option. Unlike previous versions of USMT - the .xml files are not copied to the store. Because ScanState and LoadState need the .xml files to control the migration - you should specify
Contains a list of dynamically updated list of authorities for the zone.
Use the "Connect to a Workplace" option

40. Use ocsetup instead of servermanagercmd.exe _________.
They can place quotas on folders/volumes - activity screen files - and generate comprehensive storage reports. This assists in not only monitoring existing resource but helping on future planning.
On a core server
Some information—such as cookies and temporary Internet files—so that the webpages you visit will work correctly. However - at the end of your InPrivate Browsing session - this information is discarded.
MSCHAP2 is user/password authentication while EAP-TLS is comuter authentication via certificate or smart card.

41. What does IMAGEX /SPLIT do?
No they are disabled
So you can use a system management solution - such as Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 - to deliver the database to multiple computers and then use the SDBInst.exe command-line tool to install the database. The SDBInst command-line
Divide up a large WIM file into multiple smaller .SWM files
Each of the rule types. For example - the default rules for Executables are: Allow members of the local Administrators group to run all applications - Allow members of the Everyone group to run applications that are located in the Windows folder - Al

42. What is Drvload?
Boot into Windows Vista to initiate a direct upgrade to Windows 7 - insert the Windows 7 setup DVD - run SETUP.EXE and choose the Upgrade option. Do not boot directly to the setup DVD.
EAP protocol.
Tools adds out-of-box drivers to a booted Windows PE image. It takes one or more driver .inf files as inputs.
By unbinding the DHCP protocol from the nic attached to the subnet.

43. What are some of the IPV6 transition technologies?
A new feature for Offline Files & Folders. Prior to Windows 7 - to open a file across a slow network - client computers always retrieved the file from the server - even if the client computer had recently read the file. With Windows 7 transparent cac
ISATAP Routers within an orginization - 6TO4 routers to transverse the internet - and TEREDO to traverse a NAT devise.
ISATAP - Teredo and 6to4
For example - you can create rules based on the publisher attribute that is persistent through updates - or you can create rules for a specific version of a file.

44. What does Cipher /X do?
Configure aging and scavenging.
Use it to can backup certificates to a .PFX file that is password protected.
Export and import it from another computer.
NMCAP. You can initiate a packet capture and make a .cap file to replay later. It allows you to accept a .cap files as input useful in parsing traffic by different ports or ip address. Example: NMCap /inputcapture test.cap /capture IPV4.Address ==10.

45. How do you decrease zone transfer traffic?
Run Disk Cleanup and click Clean up system files. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation - type the password or provide confirmation. Click the More Options tab - under System Restore and Shadow Copies - click Clean up. In
They are monitored but not enforced. Users can exced there quota limit.
When you plug a ReadyBoost-compatible storage device into your computer - the AutoPlay dialog box offers you the option to speed up your PC using ReadyBoost. If you select this option - you can choose how much memory on the device to use for this pur
Increase the SOA refresh interval parameter.

46. How do you secure a WSUS connection to a remote SQL server?
It contains the necessary tools and documentation to evaluate and mitigate application compatibility issues before deploying Windows 7 - Windows Vista - a Windows Update - or a new version of Windows Internet Explorer in your environment.
IPSEC
It is a command-line tool which relies on Windows Remote Management (WinRM) to execute remote commands. The basic syntax for WinRS commands is as follows: winrs -r:target command - where target is the name (NetBIOS or FQDN) of the remote computer tha
Offline migration is a new scenario in which enables the ScanState tool to run inside a different Windows operating system than the Windows operating system from which ScanState is gathering files and settings.

47. What account must be used to activate a DHCP server in active directory?
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Enterprise Admins
You start by selecting Windows XP Mode from the Windows 7 Start Menu. You can install applications in Windows XP Mode just as you normally would on a physical PC. For example - you can install applications via web - from storage devices - or from phy
It insert drivers into the Windows Driver Store so that users can add the associated PNP hardware without having to provide the driver or administrator credentials

48. What OS can be upgraded to Windows 7?
Yes - This involves picking the user certificate of the user you are sharing the file with. If that user does not already have a preinstalled certificate - then have them logon and encrypt a file for the first time and EFS will autogenerate a new cer
It backs up digitally identities to a password protected file.
It which enables content from file and Web servers on a wide area network (WAN) to be cached on computers at a local branch office. BranchCache can improve application response time and reduce WAN traffic. Cached content can either be distributed acr
Only Windows Vista can be directly upgraded to Windows 7 and only if you upgrade within the same processor architecture (X86 or X84).

49. What does the MigApp.xml file do?
Specify this file with both the ScanState and LoadState commands to migrate application settings to computers running Windows Vista or Windows 7.
On the zone file of the DNS server in the DNS manager.
wbadmin.exe. This can backup critical files.
It lets you launch process on a remote machine via command line. Example: winrs -r:(remotehost) ipconfig /all

50. What happens when 3rd party vendors create a new driver?
It is submitted to Microsoft for "device signing" to ensure the driver was adequately tested and will not affect the integrity of the operating system. Critical files are digitally signed so that any changes to these may be easily detected. However n
First the local link address sends a router discovery packet (Router Solicitation message). If the router request is received then a Public address corrosponding to the global or unique local address prefix in the message.
An authentication method that completes user authentication before you establish a full Remote Desktop connection and the logon screen appears. This can help protect the remote computer from hackers and malicious software.
Streamline and simplify user state migration during large deployments of Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems. USMT captures user accounts - user files - operating system settings - and application settings - and then migrates them to a new